by musicadmin | Aug 2, 2022 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice, Uncategorized
By: Konner Scott One of the most fascinating things I encounter as a music teacher is students who are looking for the “shortcuts” or “secrets” that will get them to the top. For students that come in with this mindset, communicating the necessity and effectiveness of...
by musicadmin | Jul 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
By: Konner Scott I’ve always been a tremendously competitive person by nature. In particular, from a young age, I’ve been drawn to time-based sports, games, and activities. I have a strong competitive swimming background, and also spent large swaths of my youth trying...
by musicadmin | Jul 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
By: Konner Scott I recently purchased a book entitled “Steal Like an Artist”. Perhaps the title is intended to be provocative, but the contents of the book have given me much food for thought over these past couple days. The basic premise is that creativity doesn’t...
by musicadmin | Jun 21, 2022 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice, Uncategorized
By: Konner Scott So, you’ve been taking piano lessons for a couple years. You’ve developed the basic techniques, you can sightread effectively, you have a rudimentary understanding of music theory, and maybe you can even push through a few tricky classical pieces....
by musicadmin | May 17, 2022 | Adult Music Lessons, Kids Music Lessons, Practice, Uncategorized
By: Konner Scott When I was about 9 or 10 years old, I noticed I was starting to develop a deepening passion for music. My parents were trying desperately to indoctrinate me with Queen’s catalog, but it just wasn’t taking. In particular, they were pushing the song...
